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About La Giraudiere

The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our website

Mark goes from rotten red to gorgeous green!

What a busy day this Thursday has been! This morning we saw Mark make the finishing touches to his now completed shutters; all painted and currently drying in the sun right this minute! We have some pictures here of what … Continue reading

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People flock to Brossac as La Giraudiere has yet another first!

Today’s work day has been once again very productive. Mark finished his shutters today, now all in good shape and painted that nice deep green to match the others. Marlou has been helping John in the garden again with his … Continue reading

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After a busy work day, Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman entertain La Giraudiere

So it’s the start of our working week again as we all carry on with our given tasks. Marisela has been up in the computer room as she will be taking over emails, blogs and social media sites once Emily … Continue reading

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La Giraudiere pulls back to win 13-11 after being 11-2 down!

It’s Monday morning again so LG set off to Chalais market once again. For Mark, John and Emily it’s their last time there so we all spent more time looking around. Some of us came away with some beautiful smelling … Continue reading

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La Giraudiere pick up some good bargins at a Bric à Brac in Saint Quentin

This Sunday morning, Marlou went off to Aubeterre with her mum who is staying in Brossac for the weekend while the rest of us went off to a Bric à Brac at Saint Quentin, not far from Chalais. There we … Continue reading

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